EP0513000A4 - Ameloration d'images d'irm d'os et de tissus apparentes a l'aide de complexes de cations paramagnetiques et de ligands de polyphosphonate. - Google Patents

Ameloration d'images d'irm d'os et de tissus apparentes a l'aide de complexes de cations paramagnetiques et de ligands de polyphosphonate.

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EP0513000A4
EP0513000A4 EP19900917189 EP90917189A EP0513000A4 EP 0513000 A4 EP0513000 A4 EP 0513000A4 EP 19900917189 EP19900917189 EP 19900917189 EP 90917189 A EP90917189 A EP 90917189A EP 0513000 A4 EP0513000 A4 EP 0513000A4
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bone
complexes
image enhancement
mri image
related tissue
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EP0513000A1 (fr
EP0513000B1 (fr
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Harry S Winchell
Joseph Y Klein
Elliot D Simhon
Rosa L Cyjon
Ofer Klein
Haim Zaklad
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R33/00—Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables
    • G01R33/20—Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables involving magnetic resonance
    • G01R33/44—Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables involving magnetic resonance using nuclear magnetic resonance [NMR]
    • G01R33/48—NMR imaging systems
    • G01R33/54—Signal processing systems, e.g. using pulse sequences ; Generation or control of pulse sequences; Operator console
    • G01R33/56—Image enhancement or correction, e.g. subtraction or averaging techniques, e.g. improvement of signal-to-noise ratio and resolution
    • G01R33/5601—Image enhancement or correction, e.g. subtraction or averaging techniques, e.g. improvement of signal-to-noise ratio and resolution involving use of a contrast agent for contrast manipulation, e.g. a paramagnetic, super-paramagnetic, ferromagnetic or hyperpolarised contrast agent
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61K—PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES
    • A61K49/00—Preparations for testing in vivo
    • A61K49/06—Nuclear magnetic resonance [NMR] contrast preparations; Magnetic resonance imaging [MRI] contrast preparations
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C07—ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C07F—ACYCLIC, CARBOCYCLIC OR HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING ELEMENTS OTHER THAN CARBON, HYDROGEN, HALOGEN, OXYGEN, NITROGEN, SULFUR, SELENIUM OR TELLURIUM
    • C07F9/00—Compounds containing elements of Groups 5 or 15 of the Periodic Table
    • C07F9/02—Phosphorus compounds
    • C07F9/547—Heterocyclic compounds, e.g. containing phosphorus as a ring hetero atom
    • C07F9/6524—Heterocyclic compounds, e.g. containing phosphorus as a ring hetero atom having four or more nitrogen atoms as the only ring hetero atoms

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  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
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EP90917189A 1989-11-27 1990-10-17 Ameloration d'images d'irm d'os et de tissus apparentes a l'aide de complexes de cations paramagnetiques et de ligands de polyphosphonate Expired - Lifetime EP0513000B1 (fr)

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US44114489A 1989-11-27 1989-11-27
US441144 1989-11-27
PCT/US1990/005967 WO1991007911A1 (fr) 1989-11-27 1990-10-17 Ameloration d'images d'irm d'os et de tissus apparentes a l'aide de complexes de cations paramagnetiques et de ligands de polyphosphonate

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EP0513000A4 true EP0513000A4 (fr) 1992-09-01
EP0513000A1 EP0513000A1 (fr) 1992-11-19
EP0513000B1 EP0513000B1 (fr) 1996-07-31

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EP (1) EP0513000B1 (fr)
JP (1) JP2593963B2 (fr)
AT (1) ATE140869T1 (fr)
AU (1) AU649001B2 (fr)
CA (1) CA2069638C (fr)
DE (1) DE69028001T2 (fr)
DK (1) DK0513000T3 (fr)
ES (1) ES2091251T3 (fr)
GR (1) GR3020861T3 (fr)
WO (1) WO1991007911A1 (fr)

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CA2069638C (fr) 1999-02-09
CA2069638A1 (fr) 1991-05-28
GR3020861T3 (en) 1996-11-30
WO1991007911A1 (fr) 1991-06-13
AU649001B2 (en) 1994-05-12
DE69028001D1 (de) 1996-09-05
DE69028001T2 (de) 1996-12-19
ATE140869T1 (de) 1996-08-15
DK0513000T3 (da) 1996-12-30
JPH05504127A (ja) 1993-07-01
AU6732290A (en) 1991-06-26
EP0513000A1 (fr) 1992-11-19
EP0513000B1 (fr) 1996-07-31
JP2593963B2 (ja) 1997-03-26

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